"Livin' on Love" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Alan Jackson. It was released in August 1994 as the second single from his album Who I Am. In late 1994, it became his ninth Number One hit on the Billboard country charts. It also reached number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.
"Livin' on Love" | ||||
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Single by Alan Jackson | ||||
from the album Who I Am | ||||
B-side | "Let's Get Back to Me and You" | |||
Released | August 29, 1994 | |||
Recorded | January 10, 1994[1] | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:49 | |||
Label | Arista Nashville | |||
Songwriter(s) | Alan Jackson | |||
Producer(s) | Keith Stegall | |||
Alan Jackson singles chronology | ||||
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The song describes a couple who are "livin' on love". In the first verse, they are "two young people without a thing", while throughout the song they age, still in love with each other.
Thom Jurek of Allmusic described the song favorably, calling it "a mid-tempo honky tonker with killer fiddle, telecasters chopping up the middle, and lyrics that make its sentimental subject matter palatable."[2] Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a B+ grade, calling it "so catchy, so charming, and so full of little funny details." He goes on to say that he forgives Jackson for "ripping off 'Two Sparrows in a Hurricane' so blatantly."[3]
The music video was directed by Piers Plowden and premiered in mid-1994.
"Livin' on Love" debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of September 3, 1994.
Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 1 |
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[5] | 1 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 1 |
Chart (1994) | Position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[7] | 19 |
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Alan Jackson singles | |
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Here in the Real World | |
Don't Rock the Jukebox | |
A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love) | |
Who I Am | |
The Greatest Hits Collection |
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Everything I Love | |
High Mileage | |
Under the Influence |
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When Somebody Loves You | |
Drive | |
Greatest Hits Volume II | |
What I Do | |
Like Red on a Rose | |
Good Time | |
Freight Train | |
34 Number Ones | |
Thirty Miles West | |
Other songs |
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See also |
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